Maple |
The all-fabulous maple has been honored in a majority of instrument ever built. Maple produces a bright and high midrange tone that projects. This is also a wood that has been used for its strength many times over in multi laminate necks. Maple is also used as tops on bodies to provide snap to the tone of the instrument. |
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Wenge |
Being one of my favorites adds many dimensions to an instrument with the bottom and depth that many try to tweak in with electronics and is easily solved by the use of wenge! Wenge produces low-end midrange and bottom. Wenge is a very- very rigid wood and is very good in the construction of necks. Padouk is a very similar woof to Wenge in an orange-ish/red color |
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Mahogany & Koa |
These are two of the best know body core woods available. Many might not like the two combined because Koa is thought of as somewhat higher quality (which can be argued) needless to say they both are extremely productive body woods. These two woods produce a punch and the smoothness in the tone. They also work well in the neck lamination process and adding these qualities to the instrument. Zebra wood is another with the same tonal characteristics as Mahogany yet heavier for the most part. Zebra is a very beautiful wood and used quite often. |
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Alder |
This over the years has become one of the strongest body woods for instruments. Maybe its going back to the 60’s Jazz, but man they had it going on. Alder is an even tonal wood across the freq. spectrum. Alder tends to be lighter weight over many of the other body woods while creating a rich and even tone vs. its counter parts that tend to focus in specific freq. spectrums. |
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Ash |
Ash has more of a 70’s vintage and Jazz/P bass vibe with a high register mid. This wood give off tones in more of a brighter growl quality and not as much in the punch area of tone. Northern ash is a heavier ash with more girth and deeper tone quality the swamp ash. |
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Rose Wood |
One of the most generally used fret boards for warmth has over the years evolved into a wood that is used any many other aspects then just fret boards. Rosewood comes in many types and each produces different types of qualities in tones. Rose woods is a very important wood in the bass building world and produces a warmer tone then its counter part in finger boards then ebony. Rose wood is a great smooth and warm tone for fret boards and in the construction of multi-laminate necks. |
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Ebony |
Is a choice many times because of its aggressive attack because of its hardness and denseness while lasting longer and provides a brighter more intense tone. Ebony too, has been used in the construction of neck, as it is a hard wood that is used well in thin laminates between bigger woods like maple and wenge. Ebony too, like maple is used as a top on instruments because it provides a bright snap aspect to the instrument. |
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Bubinga |
Bubinga while being one of the more heavier woods brings with it tightness or solidness to an instrument. Bubinga at times is a very beautiful wood and creates a very pleasant tone and can be used in most any part of the instrument construction. Bubinga tones are bright mid range, but most important provide solidness to the feel on the instrument. |